As any self-respecting big-time athlete would, Tim Beckham tried to play it cool Thursday afternoon. ...more

June 20, 2008

"When You Wish," by Kristen Harmel (Delacorte Press, $15.99) ...more

June 15, 2008

When the first pitch is thrown Saturday at Progress Energy Park for the Blue Jays-Rays game, it will mark the beginning of the end of an era. ...more

February 24, 2008

In placing Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch on probation for six races Tuesday, NASCAR officials cited favorite rule 12-4-A, which covers "actions detrimental to stock car racing." ...more

February 13, 2008

I was 25 feet from Evil Knievel. I almost couldn't believe it. However, due to years of battering, his body had deteriorated and he couldn't come out of his room. His wife, Krystal, signed for a massage chair, and we maneuvered it up an elevator and down narrow hallways in a condominium off Old Tampa Bay. I had been following this American icon for years since his disastrous crash landing at Caesars Palace. I'd seen the movie with George Hamilton portraying Evil and heard him admonish the Easy Rider types who smoked dope and disdained America. His white jump suit with red and blue trim said it all. ...more

January 18, 2008

Clay Sink's pioneers loom as larger-than-life role models in this enclave tucked away in the Withlacoochee State Forest. For generations, residents have handed down their stories. ...more

December 26, 2007

LAKE PLACID — The town's two newest murals were dedicated this week, but no firm plans are in place for when another mural — the 41st — might grace downtown streets. Harriet Porter, who co-founded the Lake Placid Mural Society, spoke at Tuesday's dedication of the town's latest mural to honor Richard Archbold, founder of Archbold Biological Station, and the centennial of his birth. The 184-foot long by 8-foot wide mural is painted on a wall of Miller's Central Air, at 19 Interlake Blvd. The town's longest (but not biggest mural) was created in May and June of this year, by nine-time Lake Placid muralist Keith Goodson. Lake Placid's most popular muralist also painted "Trail to Eagle Scout," located at 204 S. Main Ave. on the wall of Home and Office Essentials, which was dedicated Sunday and painted after the Archbold mural was completed. ...more

November 28, 2007

Ruby Tiger Osceola moved off the Seminole Tribe's reservation in 2001, the year Hard Rock announced its partnership with the tribe to build a hotel and casino on the land at Interstate 4 and Orient Road. ...more

November 27, 2007

Greg Oden's first season with the Portland Trail Blazers ended before it started when the 7-footer had knee surgery Thursday. ...more

September 14, 2007